tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post7688915117776200163..comments2017-09-06T04:41:52.995-06:00Comments on The Enlightened Savage: The Race For Calgary FortEnlightened Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17872131888278838737noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-87409978491266539092008-02-26T19:55:00.000-07:002008-02-26T19:55:00.000-07:00Hey, this is the place for the best reviews going!...Hey, this is the place for the best reviews going! I am a policy wonk and tend to discount the political diddlers but I am rather impressed with all the effort displayed here. Would have liked to know more about each person, though, but that is asking a bit much, I think.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>J. Mark Taylor<BR/><A HREF="http://www.jmarktaylor.ca/" REL="nofollow">Calgary Fort</A>Herbinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103351963477702828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-36606658488261650742008-02-26T10:14:00.000-07:002008-02-26T10:14:00.000-07:00Oh yes, the Liberals are well-known to be supporte...Oh yes, the Liberals are well-known to be supporters of the "working man". Ha ha ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-69255159054992046132008-02-25T13:22:00.000-07:002008-02-25T13:22:00.000-07:00People should look seriously at the philosophical ...People should look seriously at the philosophical differences between the PCs, Liberals, NDP and the other running parties before they are sold on a particular candidate.<BR/><BR/> I can't believe a "working class" area like Calgary Fort is so PC. It's not that I have a dislike for Mr. Cao. He has been very active in the community. The problem is, his seat will be held by a PC. The working man would be better served if he was, lets say, more Liberal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-1246430329015235332008-02-21T20:13:00.000-07:002008-02-21T20:13:00.000-07:00I campaigned in Calgary Fort for the grits last el...I campaigned in Calgary Fort for the grits last election. The problem, we found, was not a lack of want for change, but a lack of believing that they could do something about it.<BR/><BR/>Voter turnout in Calgary Fort is atrocious, even for the provincial elections in general. Our polling numbers compared with electoral numbers indicated quite clearly that the Liberal diehards came out, the Tory diehards came out, and every other 'undecided' or 'leaning' stayed home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-33924496753705266862008-02-21T06:38:00.000-07:002008-02-21T06:38:00.000-07:00EnSavage, You have hit the nail on the head, parti...EnSavage, You have hit the nail on the head, partially. Cao is exceptionally popular with a segment of the constituents who will blindly line up and without consideration cast their ballot fo him. He is in attendance everywhere with the same speech to cut ribbons and kiss babies but that surely isn't why he should be elected. His voice is absent in the legislature around issues that are important to Fort voters. Crime and neighbourhood safety, affordable housing, living wage, infrastructure(particularly public transit), employment training, and child care. The only time he has entered the fray in legislative debate was to move the stupid Alberta song. Voters in Calgary Fort deserve a voice and they havn't even had a whisper for the past 12 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-13601376191175580862008-02-20T09:53:00.000-07:002008-02-20T09:53:00.000-07:00Hey anonymous ("first-timer"),Get a grip. EnSavag...Hey anonymous ("first-timer"),<BR/><BR/>Get a grip. EnSavage actually puts some thought into his posts. Just because he doesn't perform literary phellatio on "Dr." Kevin Taft like a certain dave-somebody, hardly qualifies him as a PC-fanboy.<BR/><BR/>If you linked from Ken Chapman, you would know that he appears to hold this blogger in some esteem.<BR/><BR/>And he actually posted your little hissy-fit commentary, though why he bothered I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you ought to spend more time back in Edmonton... in case you haven't been watching the polling, it is looking less ike "Redmonton" lately. And with the dearth of WRA candidates in the capital city, you Libs won't be able to count on vote splitting as much as elsewhere [queue the NDP-bashing as irrelevant from your illustrious ivory tower leader].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-38758111494775014152008-02-19T20:29:00.000-07:002008-02-19T20:29:00.000-07:00First time I've ever been to your blog. Totally b...First time I've ever been to your blog. Totally biased post that does not seem to be based on any truth.<BR/><BR/>I was down in Calgary - Fort for three days last week (live in Edmonton) and I'd say that Mr. Cao is far from the win that you're so quick to promise him.<BR/><BR/>Guess this is another partisan PC fan-boy blog? Too bad. Linked here from Ken Chapman.<BR/><BR/>Hope the posts get better from here out. Not holding out hope though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-11643680594402616062008-02-19T09:20:00.000-07:002008-02-19T09:20:00.000-07:00Cao is a bit of a crackpot but I agree, he'll be e...Cao is a bit of a crackpot but I agree, he'll be easily re-elected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com